Oil range top construction



Fen 20,1940.r TELLER EAL 2,191,358

OIL vRANGE TOP CONSTRUCTION l ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 20, 1940 on. RANGE' 'ror coNs'rRUcrrroN Jacob Teller,Chicago, and Arthur P. Schulz, Hinsdale, Ill., assignors to G. & .l.Teller, Chicago, Ill., a partnership composed ofGrace' `Teller and JacobTeller Application June 15,1938, serial No. 213,904 4 claims. (ci.12s-44) This invention relates to kerosene ranges. Kerosene rangesas atpresent constructedessentially comprise Aa cooking top, a high'oven atone side of the cooking top and a horizontal row of burners beneath 'thecooking top and the oven, with the row of burners extending along theiront of the range throughout substantially the full length thereof.

Such ranges fail to meet present day .requirements from the standpointof compactness', cooking capacity and attractiveness in appearance forthe reasons that in the present six lid, three burner cooking top andtwo burner oven,v in which all burners are disposed in a single horil5zontal row', an unnecessarily long range for the cooking capacity.thereof is required. Further# more, such ranges fail to provide a planeworking` table top and thus lack in maximum efliciency as well asfailing to present an attractive appearance. It is a primary object ofthis invention to provide a kerosenerange which is compact, providesmaximum cooking capacity and is attractivein appearance.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a plane cooking topwith a low oven disposed below'the cooking top, and with the cooking topburners disposed on opposite sides of the oven.

It is a still further object of the invention to provide a kerosenerange comprising a low oven with a pair of burners therefor, a planecooking top comprising a pair of main cooking grids at each side of theoven and two pairs of auxiliary grids disposed above the oven, a burnerbeing provided below each main grid andheat conveying ducts extendingfrom the burners to the auxiliary grids.

For a more complete -understanding of the nature and objects of theinvention, reference will be had to the following detailed description,taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein- Y Fig. 1 isa perspective view of a kerosene range constructed in accordance with apreferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the range with parts thereof in section.

Referring' to the drawing by reference characters, and wherein likecharacters designate like parts', F designates the supportingframe, and50 while this lframe may be constructed of any desired form of materialso far as the burner and.

grid arrangement is concerned, it is preferably formed of beaded moldingwhereby a more attractive appearance is offered by the complete range.

'I'he frame F comprises opposite end members,

each being substantially of U-form and comprising a horizontal basesupport I0 and front vand vrear vertical members Il and I2 respectively.

The upper ends ofy members II and I2 are suitably interconnected by a'top rectangular member 5 I3 at the rear of which is'suppofrted ,asplasher back S and the base supports III are provided with suitablefeet".

The frame member I3 removably supports four v plates' I5, each of whichis provided with a'main i0 grid I'6 and a somewhat smaller auxiliarygrid I1,

themain and auxiliary grids being disposed in pairs as will laterappear. A

Supported by the vertical members II and I2 adjacent the lower endsthereof is 'a shelf I8 v16 which supports an oven burner compartment I9having an oven 20 disposed thereabove with the top of same spaced ashort distance belowthe' auxiliary grids as is clearly indicated in Fig.2.

The oven burners 2l are normally concealed' by a suitable door 22 andare controlled by handles 23 mounted in a box like member 24 whichenclo'ses the pipe line and necessary mechanism for raising and loweringthe bowls. f.

Supported by members I I and I2 in connection 'with each side wall ofthe oven 20 is a box like member 25 each of which supports a. pair ofburners 2S and which are controlled by handles 21.

. The burners 26 are arranged one beneath each of the main grids I6 asis more clearly indicated in Fig. 2 for directly heating same. The mainand auxiliary grids IB and I1 of each pair thereof are interconnected bya duct 28 with the respective burner 26 extending through the bottom 3sthereof.

Thus it will be seen that the improvedkerosene range in accordance withthis invention'. comlprises eight lids or grids and vfour cookingburners with a pair thereof disposed at each side ofthe 4o. oven andwiththe main grids being disposed above and vdirectly heated by theburners and the auxiliary grids being disposed above the oven and beingheated by means ofthe heat conveying ducts 28. With this improvedarrangement, a cooking top of the table-top Itype is provided which hasa maximum capacity'due to the transverse disposition of the burners ateach side of the oven and the arrangement o i' the auxiliary grids abovethe oven.

The maingrids are serviceable for rapid cooking andthe auxiliary gridsfor-simmering or less rapid cooking, the ducts 2 8 providing differentdegrees of cooking heat and thereby -permitting the use of otherwisewasted heat.

Inforder to prevent conduction of heat to the oven 2n an air space 29isl provided between the oven and ducts 28.

While we have disclosed but a single specific embodiment of ourinvention, same is to be considered as illustrative only, and notrestrictive, the scope` of the invention being defined in the subjoinedclaims.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An open kerosene range comprising a frame, a shelf supported by theframe adjaeent the bottom thereof, an oven supported by the shelf cen-3. A range according to claim 1 wherein said cooking top comprises amain and an auxiliary' v grid associated with each 'ofsaid bmners, themain grids being disposed directly` above the burners, and the auxiliarygrids being disposed above the oven and in communication with saidburners by heat conveying ducts.

4. A kerosene range comprising a frame, a shelf supported by the frameadjacent the bottom thereof, an oven supported bythe shelf centrally ofthe frame, a plane cooking top supported by the frame above the oven andprojecting over the shelf, a horizontal burner supporting memberconnected with the frame and disposed between the shelf and cooking topat each side of the oven,a pair of kerosene burners for the cooking topsupported by each of said supporting members, and burner control handlesin said supporting members.

JACOB TELLER. ARTHUR P. SCHULZ.

